President Obama let loose a hornets' nest of critics on April 4 when news broke that he'd called California Attorney General Kamala Harris "brilliant," "dedicated" and "tough" and "by far, the best-looking attorney general" at a Democratic National Committee fund-raising event. Negative responses in blogs and on Twitter ranged from disgraceful to insensitive to sexist, prompting the president to apologize to Harris a few hours later.

"He called her to apologize for the distraction created by his comments. And you know, they are old friends and good friends, and he did not want in any way to diminish the attorney general's professional accomplishments and her capabilities," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters at Friday's daily briefing.

"The attorney general and the president have been friends for many years," her communications director Gil Duran toldPolitico via email Friday. "They had a great conversation yesterday and she strongly supports him."

Unfortunately for Obama, not everyone is letting him off the hook so easily. And these days what's viewed as politically correct in an equal opportunity world is such a subjective thing.

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